Astrology of Joy

Author: David

  • Sun-Sign Forecast: Leo

    Sun-Sign Forecast: Leo

    22 July thru 22 August

    Your monthly horoscope according to your birth sign (Sun-sign).

    This week, the Sun roars into Leo where it is joined by Mercury and Venus. Leo is the zodiacal sign relating to the body for a body is needed to do the work in Virgo, the next sign, that is necessary. Yet, Leo symbolises much more than the body and equates to our highest Self, the true creative nature of our being which is directly connected to the One Consciousness, God.

    Leo Sun đŸ„ł
    Happy Birthday, Leo! Another year recorded in your Book of Life. Do you feel older and wiser? Use that hard earned extra year of wisdom to propel you into a new paradigm. Embrace your uniqueness as a creative being worthy of the highest accolades. Just remember, Leo, the spotlight is on YOU, not someone else.

    Virgo Sun
    This month, Virgo, your penchant towards helping others finds spiritual expression. You also have a penchant to sacrifice your health while helping others. Not good. This month, remember that doing good works needs a body in good shape. Charity begins first at home.

    Libra Sun
    Meeting influential and successful people this month brings in new possibilities for income and/or community connection. One caveat: even though they may have the success you seek, you take the lead this month and guide their support in the way that best serves YOU. 

    Scorpio Sun
    Now’s a good time to take that leap of faith in terms of work and activity. If you do it right, this could bring about a monumental shift in how you relate to the world. You have talent, Scorpio; honour your greatness and you’ll find your status soaring to new heights.

    Sagittarius Sun
    Teachers, mentors, and gurus… yes, you know a lot, Sagittarius, and you like to do it yourself, but push that knowledge to the back this month while you listen to those who know and you just may find you have a bag full of hidden gems that have been hiding in plain sight. The lion is proud, but it’s also respectful.

    Capricorn Sun
    Use your great ability to pierce the veil of untruth. Take inventory of your own thoughts and proclivities. Question your motives and ask yourself, “Why do i believe what I believe?” Your intuitive powers are on fire this month, Capricorn; let them burn away the attitudes that have been holding you back.

    Aquarius Sun
    Relationships take on a new shine this month, Aquarius. The fire of the Sun can bring you new insights into what is working… and what is not. Remember, fire can burn — I know you feel like you have the answer, but please remember that the delivery of a message is just as important as the message itself.

    Pisces Sun
    Empathy is not something you have to work at, Pisces, but empathising in a healthy way is. This month, embrace what comes to you with confidence that it will take you where you want to go — eventually. Selfless service is not just a good thing; it has the power to transform lives, including yours.

    Aries Sun
    The Sun in Leo is your ticket to a greater expression of you. I mean your creative Self, Aries, with a capital ‘S”. Be loose with defining creativity. It could mean art, but it can also mean investments, problem solving, even romance. Keep the attention on your own life and the way forward will become clear.

    Taurus Sun
    Home and family life gets the spotlight this month. This may manifest as visitors in your home, but it can also mean that you decide on a major change in decor. It’s all good, Taurus. And if things seem stuck, then take the lead and invite others over to your home to celebrate. Need a reason? How about that the Sun rose again! 

    Gemini Sun
    This month is a great time to reevaluate what it is you think you want and how you plan to get it. Desire is a slippery climb. Some propel us forward while some push us back down the slope. Take a good look at what you have been dreaming for… is it what you really want? If yes, great! If not, be grateful and embrace a new direction.

    Cancer Sun
    This month, Cancer, be watchful of your communication style. I know you feel confident in what you speak, but too much fire and you’ll alienate others. Communicate your wishes wisely and you may find a new door opens for you that leads to new opportunities in wealth and abundance.

  • Today’s UK Election: Does It Matter?

    Today’s UK Election: Does It Matter?

    Today, Brits will go to the polls to elect their next government. Will it be a landslide victory for Labour (liberal) as most everyone predicts or will the Tories (conservatives) rise up from the dead and, like the ailing-but-still-alive Monty Python character from 1975’s Holy Grail who protests being thrown out with the dead, shout â€œI’m not dead!” Perhaps the upstart Reform party will make their mark as a force to be reckoned with in future elections. Yet, after the dust has settled at the polling stations, will it even matter? 

    Elections come and go and somehow it seems that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Or do they? Following on the heels of this election and the US election in November, Saturn’s dance with the North node in January and its debilitation several months later combined with stronger than usual solar activity points to a period of global instability and disturbance. Is this saying that no matter who gets in, the world is in trouble?

    As an astrologer, I regard the approaching storm as a “done deal”, a fait accompli, if you will, simply because steering challenging planetary alignments towards a greater good requires a higher consciousness free from fear, hate, greed, pride and all the other human foibles that arise from the pain of separation, the primal wound. Do any of you trust the world’s leadership to make choices that are truly for the benefit of all? What about the world’s populations? Will we vote from a place untouched by our own conditioned mind?

    Since time immemorial, exalted beings like Jesus, Buddha, and myriad other great ones have walked this earth and though they have offered solace to the weak and weary, their presence seems to have done little to stem the tide of hate and aggression which has plagued every known period of human history. Does this mean we throw up our hands in apathy as many of us already do and sigh, “What’s the point?” Does not the Game of Life still ask us to play the game to the best of our ability? 

    What does this say about the coming elections in the UK and USA?

    It seems we are between a rock and a hard place: simply voting from familial and social conditioning as most do will empower the forces of ignorance and inflame an already increasingly chaotic world. Our vote matters, but, as with everything else in life, only if we vote consciously. Too often we lead with our emotions and fail to see that, as Sadhguru suggested before the 2020 presidential election, “Don’t vote for the good man; vote for the capable one.”

    Life is always more than what we see and it’s our duty to find out.

  • Sun-Sign Forecast: Cancer

    Sun-Sign Forecast: Cancer

    21 June — 22 July

    Your monthly horoscope according to your birth sign (Sun-sign).

    This month, the Sun entertains Cancer where it is joined by Mercury and Venus. Cancer is the zodiacal sign relating to the subconscious and represents the seat of emotion. Cancer embodies the feminine and speaks of the importance of home both outside in the world and within our own being. This month, use the higher aspirations of your Sun to help you identify your natural talents and proclivities.

    Cancer Sun đŸ„ł
    Happy Birthday, Cancer! Conscious manifestation requires both the masculine and the feminine. Just like a baby is born from the union of masculine and feminine, allow the Sun (masculine) to warm your emotions (feminine) and create a perfect opportunity to find your authentic self, especially through home and family.

    Leo Sun
    Does self-denial make you feel uneasy, Leo? No need to panic; this month, redirect your personal goals towards the greater good. Do this willingly and you’ll discover that the greater good is actually your greatest fulfilment.

    Virgo Sun
    This month, Virgo, increased income opportunities come through shining your light where important and influential people meet. To paraphrase Marcus Aurelius, where your talents meet the needs of successful people, there you will find your calling.

    Libra Sun
    Eleventh house Sun in the tenth bodes well for work opportunities and projects. Relationships have always been important to you, Libra. What about the relationship you have to abundance and wellbeing? This month, learn from someone who has a great relationship with wealth, beauty, and good health.

    Scorpio Sun
    Work this month can be positively influenced by a teacher, mentor, or guide. Know of anyone? If not, then seek to be nourished by the feminine. Better still, seek the advice off a wise woman who can guide you towards your abundant self and, along the way, help you reconnect to your innate spirituality — her real purpose.

    Sagittarius Sun
    The field of good luck and good fortune is fertilised with right action. This month, have the courage to peer into the dark corners of your mind and shine a light on those debilitating detours you take that sabotage your peace of mind. Life is in the details, Sagittarius, but remember to slow down. Haste makes waste.

    Capricorn Sun
    Successful relationships are built on love and sustained when doing what is needed supersedes personal intent. Just as in the art of negotiation, the art of relating means you both win. Seek the higher ground, Capricorn, and you’ll avoid sinking into the mud and getting stuck.

    Aquarius Sun
    Healing comes to you this month when you allow the light of relationship to illuminate a path to sound health. Find someone who will inspire you to greater heights of fitness and wellbeing. This includes emotional wellbeing, too, Aquarius.

    Pisces Sun
    For the past year and a half, you have been hesitating to spread your wings and fly. Like the movie character Forrest Gump when he broke free from the leg braces, now you have an opportunity to return to your old glorious self. Run Pisces, Run!

    Aries Sun
    Home is where the heart is, Aries, but it is also where the paintbrush lives. Turn your home into a temporary artist’s studio or writer’s hut and find your creative Self. No need to throw out the furniture; just throw out your old ideas of creativity. And while you’re at it, get rid of those pesky I can’ts”. Like the ad says, just do it.

    Taurus Sun
    Home and family take on new meaning this month affecting your short term goals and plans. That’s okay. There is a gem hiding in there somewhere. Seek and ye shall find and when you do, everyone benefits.

    Gemini Sun
    Staying on schedule with your individual goals will get a boost when you communicate your ideas gently, but with firm resolve. It’s a balancing act, of course: too little and others won’t take you seriously; too much and they’ll think you are self-absorbed, but you are NOT self-absorbed are you Gemini?

  • Sun-Sign Forecast: Gemini

    Sun-Sign Forecast: Gemini

    20 May — 21 June 2024

    Your monthly horoscope according to your birth sign (Sun-sign).

    This month, both the Sun and Jupiter enter Gemini, the zodiacal sign relating to logic, desire, and seeking answers through information exchange. Allow the Sun and Jupiter to help you fulfil your goals not only by expanding your view of what is possible but in the trust in yourself to do it.

    Gemini Sun
    Happy Birthday, Gemini! Allow that yearning you have been feeling for a better world to infect your actions. You are in the driver’s seat, but be watchful you don’t hand over your creative power to others
 YOU are the creative.

    Cancer Sun
    Ultimately, we humans discover that it is only through our spiritual self that we find fulfilment. This month, God’s grace is pushing you to look deeper so why wait, Cancer? As the ad says, “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later.” 

    Leo Sun
    Things are looking bright, Leo! Channel your inner lion into the courage to take charge of your life and this month you can make big gains. A place to start? Seek wise words and encouragement from those who have successfully gone where you wish to go.

    Virgo Sun
    This month, the world is your stage, Virgo, and you are the main star. Work and activity get a boost from creative insight and your natural penchant to serve. Don’t be shy! Avoiding the spotlight does you no favours. Embrace your greatness!

    Libra Sun
    Relationships have always been important to you, Libra. What about the relationship you have to abundance and wellbeing? This month, learn from someone who has a great relationship with their capacity to manifest wealth, beauty, and good health.

    Scorpio Sun
    Do you feel the hand of God, Scorpio? His hand is your very own intuition and insight and He is really pushing you to listen to your inner muse. Don’t overthink it; your desire to help make the world a better place will guide your actions.

    Sagittarius Sun
    Relationships get a boost this month, Sagittarius, and what is the most important relationship? The one with yourself, of course. You are more than a mere body and mind; the world, too, is a part of who you are. Make friends with Life by seeing it as it really is.

    Capricorn Sun
    Finding your place in the world, Capricorn, involves more than simply fulfilling obligations. This month, discover your place by inviting your own joy and desires into your decisions. Self-denial is something for you to unlearn, not embrace.

    Aquarius Sun
    What fun, Aquarius! Your creative self is on fire, literally! Before you set fire to the house, find a more beneficial expression for your creativity. Paint a picture, write a song, or energise your income capacity. Ride the wave, Aquarius! Spiritual practice helps.

    Pisces Sun
    Pisces, what do you really want? This month, give attention to home and family and watch how the other aspects of your life blossom. Family is not the answer, but it is a catalyst. At the root is an understanding that ‘home’ is where the heart is.

    Aries Sun
    Desire is often a wild horse that gets us stuck in repeating cycles. Not this month, Aries. You are experiencing more courage to explore what it is you really want. Allow your naturally expansive insight to show you the way towards true fulfilment.

    Taurus Sun
    Communication, communication, communication! This month, Taurus, communicate to others your vision for a better world. Your insights have the real possibility of transforming your home and finances and community into a bastion of stability and joy.

  • Sun-Sign Forecast: Taurus

    Sun-Sign Forecast: Taurus


    19 April through 21 May

    Your monthly horoscope according to your birth sign (Sun-sign).

    This month, the Sun, Jupiter, and Uranus share Taurus, the zodiacal sign associated with communication and manifestation. Uranus will test you with an unexpected twist… Be warned: the price of admission is your authenticity. No pretence will be tolerated.

    Taurus Sun
    Happy, happy birthday, Taurus! Feelings of home and family are on display this month. Make sure your desire matches what you really want, then charge it like a bull. New possibilities in home decor and living space await you.

    Gemini Sun
    Courage is not needed this month, Gemini. The lion sleeps; the lamb of spiritual truth is at play. Support its lofty intentions by cultivating the field of nondoership, then watch how epiphanies of realisation dance in your head.

    Cancer Sun
    Pull those shoulders back, Cancer! Hold that head high! Income opportunities seek you out when you spend time with successful people just as you are, without hiding yourself or pretence. Helping on a community project is medicine for the soul.

    Leo Sun
    The spotlight shines on you in the workplace this month, Leo. Increased status and position opens to you like the sun after a rain when you realise your worth and what you contribute. If anyone tries to say otherwise, stand your ground.

    Virgo Sun
    Right action at the right time protects. When you do this while being real, it becomes a stairway to heaven. Don your regal robe and start climbing, Virgo!

    Libra Sun
    A financial boon is possible this month, Libra. Be sure you have two hands ready to receive and not just one. Don’t be shy. It’s yours. You earned it.

    Scorpio Sun
    Unexpected work situations will expose where you are not being true to yourself. This is a good thing, Scorpio. Where you are true to yourself, new ideas and perspectives will bring benefit to everyone around you.

    Sagittarius Sun
    Selfless service is not just the domain of saints, Sagittarius; it is who you are. This month, let your glorious Sun shine a light on how you can serve others. Be open to guidance from teachers, nature, and animals… yes, even the animal world gives clues.

    Capricorn Sun
    Be wary of love affairs this month, Capricorn. The creative energy you feel is better directed towards your ancient and timeless mystical nature. If you feel stuck, seek the advice from those who practice the esoteric arts: astrologers, tarot card readers, numerologists, etc., but keep your eyes open.

    Aquarius Sun
    An unexpected meeting can bring vibrancy to your home and family life as long as you follow your bliss. Wander from your true nature and you may just invite a problem into your home.

     Pisces Sun
    Health and healing are enhanced when you seek to fulfil your heart’s desire. Understand, Pisces, your heart desire is a reflection of your strength, not your trauma. If you are unsure, take a baby step. 

    Aries Sun
    Love life encourages communication, but communication happens only when you feel free to express yourself as you are. Anything less and you will be rapped on the head with the words of those who have no trouble expressing themselves. Be true to yourself.